Art by Samantha MillerIn 2021, vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming significantly more popular. Veganism increased in popularity by 500% since 2014, now reaching a grand total of 6% of the United States population practicing a vegan diet, according to Plant Proteins.Co.This is also reflected in the availability of options for these diets. Before COVID-19 altered the ways … [Read more...] about Opinion: Motivate Meaningful Change through Meatless Mondays
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Opinion: SWAB and SGA Use Campus Life Fee To Push Racial Division
Art by Samantha MillerIn the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement and the accompanying protests and riots that the United States witnessed over the summer, the Student Wellness Advisory Board decided to take action and host a book giveaway last June. In February, the Student Government Association decided to follow suit and host a giveaway of their own. Both organizations … [Read more...] about Opinion: SWAB and SGA Use Campus Life Fee To Push Racial Division
Staff Editorial: The Graphic Stands With the Asian American Pacific Islander Community Against Hate
There has been an exponential rise in Anti-Asian hate incidents reported throughout the United States. The Graphic stands in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community and our AAPI peers against anti-Asian racism and hate. Nearly 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents took place amid the pandemic between March 19, 2020 to Feb. 28, according to a report released … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: The Graphic Stands With the Asian American Pacific Islander Community Against Hate
Opinion: Junior Transfers Are Losing the True Pepperdine Experience in Zoom University
Art By Brian Zhou What’s Firestone? How do I get to the HAWC? Where can I find the CCB? What’s convocation? Why does everyone say the first-year dorms are so bad? Questions like these often linger in the minds of the 119 transfers within the 754-student class of 2022 — a number according to Stacey Montgomery, associate dean for transfers and commuter students. With many … [Read more...] about Opinion: Junior Transfers Are Losing the True Pepperdine Experience in Zoom University
Staff Editorial: Pepperdine, Remember Your Non-Malibu Students
Art by Autumn Hardwick What is the Pepperdine experience outside of Malibu, and what brings us together when we are geographically apart? Are we basing the Pepperdine brand off of being in Malibu, or are we confident enough in our University’s values to apply them everywhere that our community members are? On Aug. 6, in a conversation with the Graphic marking the one-year … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepperdine, Remember Your Non-Malibu Students